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2019-03-11: Social Media Postees

Crisis in Venezuela, India-Pakistan war, Syria
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-03-11
Venezuela In the center of the capital of Venezuela, a march of supporters of President Nicolas Maduro took place alongside protests by supporters of self-proclaimed president Juan Guaido who crossed the border back into the country on Monday. The republic has been experiencing periodic blackouts due to the failure of the automatic control system at …uwidata.com/2626-crisis-in-venezuela-ind…

Is the Trump Administration Reckless Enough to Turn the Cold War With Iran Into a Hot One?
Bob Dreyfuss | mintpressnews.com | 2019-03-11
TomDispatch's Bob Dreyfuss asks: could military actions designed to be limited — say, a heightening of the Israeli bombing of Iranian forces inside Syria, or possible U.S. cross-border attacks from Iraq, or a clash between American and Iranian naval ships in the Persian Gulf — trigger a wider war?mintpressnews.com/trump-administration-r…

Video: Syrian Army Hunts Down ISIS Cells in Desert
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-03-11
Three US service members were killed in an ISIS suicide bomber attack on a joint convoy of the US-led coalition and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) near Manbij in northern Syria on March 9, the ISIS-linked news agency Amaq claimed….globalresearch.ca/syrian-army-hunts-down…

Islamic State Last days in Eastern Syria
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-03-11
The Syrian Democratic Forces (FDS) launched an attack on the last enclave of the Islamic State in Eastern Syria, with the help of the coalition forces. | On Sunday, regular bombardment from coalition warplanes targeted the enclave at Baghouz in Deir Ez Zor province, a Reuters journalist in Baghouz said. SDF and coalition planes were involved in the assault, and the militant camp is now on fire. | RELATED: | US-led Coalition Bomb Kills 50 Syrian Women, Children | The SDF announced earlier…telesurenglish.net/news/Islamic-State-La…

Joe Biden on the Relaunch Pad: He's Worse Than You Thought
Norman Solomon | zcomm.org | 2019-03-11
Whether Biden can win the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination will largely depend on how many voters don't know much about his actual record…zcomm.org/znetarticle/joe-biden-on-the-r…

Joe Biden on the Relaunch Pad
Consortiumnews | consortiumnews.com | 2019-03-11
Whether Biden can win the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination will largely depend on how little voters know about his actual record, writes Norman Solomon. Biden is No Friend of the Working Class; Solidly Backed Invasion of Iraq in 2003 By… Read more ?…consortiumnews.com/2019/03/11/joe-biden-…

Ilhan Omar: Challenging Establishment Politics in Washington
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-03-11
Though way too early to judge her after barely over two months in Congress, her forthright outspokenness is encouraging. She supported what demanded rejection — HR 676, the NATO Support Act, banning use of federal funds for withdrawal, requiring …globalresearch.ca/ilhan-omar-challenging…

Colombian President Seeks To Weaken Peace Accord Court
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-03-11
Colombian President Ivan Duque wants to reform a key statutory law that regulates the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP), an integral part of country's 2016 Peace Accord to bring justice to the country's 50 year internal conflict. | RELATED: | Colombia: Social, Human Rights Groups March Against State Crime | On Sunday the president announced that he and his right-wing Democratic Center party want to amend six articles of the Statutory Law of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace…telesurenglish.net/news/Colombian-Presid…

It's Time to Tell the Truth
Gideon Levy | zcomm.org | 2019-03-11
The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a resolution Thursday condemning anti-Semitism, anti-Muslim discrimination, white supremacy and other forms of hate, following a week of debate among congressional Democrats. The controversy began after some lawmakers accused Democratic Congressmember Ilhan Omar of invoking anti-Semitic tropes while questioning U.S. foreign policy on Israel. The House leadership initially drafted Read…zcomm.org/znetarticle/its-time-to-tell-t…

Journalists, Lawyers & Activists Targeted in Sweeping U.S. Intelligence Gathering Effort on Border
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2019-03-11
Newly revealed documents show the U.S. government created a secret database of activists and journalists who were documenting the Trump administration's efforts to thwart a caravan of migrants hoping to win asylum in the U.S. An investigation from San Diego's NBC 7 revealed the list was shared among Homeland Security Investigations, ICE, Customs and Border Protection and the FBI. It included the names of 10 journalists–seven of whom are U.S. citizens–along with nearly four dozen others listed as "organizers" or "instigators." House Democrats are now calling for the full disclosure of the government's…www.democracynow.org/2019/3/11/journalis…

Intl Women's Day in Philippines: Unite and fight Filipino women's #1 enemy, the U.S.-Duterte regime
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-03-11
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following March 8 statement from MAKIBAKA (the Patriotic Movement of New Women), a revolutionary women's group in the Philippines. | On this historic day of women's collective actions becoming a worldwide force to be reckoned with, Filipino revolutionary women under the banner of Malayang Kilusan ng Bagong Kababaihan (MAKIBAKA) continue the fierce tradition of strong women resisting and fighting along the line and program of the national democratic revolution against the semi-colonial and semi-feudal system. As we celebrate the International Women's Day, we recognize and…www.fightbacknews.org/2019/3/10/intl-wom…

Dying to Make a Living: the Shame of Industrial Mortality
George Ochenski | counterpunch.org | 2019-03-11
Kudos to Montana's Democratic Senator Jon Tester who introduced a new bill to ban the use of asbestos in the United States last week. Tester joins eight other senators on the measure, which was simultaneously introduced in the House and co-sponsored by 21 representatives. Montana's tragic history with asbestos-caused death and injury in the Libby
In a new Grizzly Times podcast, Bob Jackson shares stories of his fascinating 30-year career as a backcountry ranger in Yellowstone Park. He was dubbed "A…counterpunch.org/2019/03/11/dying-to-mak…

Venezuela under attack: 7 notes on electric shock (special report)
Misión Verdad | peoplesdispatch.org | 2019-03-11
Between the afternoon of March 8 and the early morning of March 10, Venezuela was the victim of a new sabotage attack, the biggest in its republican history, this time on the Guri hydroelectric plant, which left at least 80% of the population without electricity, with the aim of undermining any attempt by the Venezuelan government to stabilize the economy and curb the insurrectionary context the United States and its minions, like Juan Guaidó, are trying to bring to fruition in the country. | 1. Preparing for shock. Prior to the sabotage that shook the entire National Electric System, leaving much of the count…peoplesdispatch.org/2019/03/11/venezuela…

Rwanda: Truth, Freedom and Peace Will Prevail
Robin Philpot | globalresearch.ca | 2019-03-11
Robin Philpot's acceptance speech of the Victoire Ungabire Umuhoza award in Brussels, translated from French | I would first like to thank the International Women's Network for Democracy and Peace honouring me with this Award that bears the name of …globalresearch.ca/truth-freedom-peace-rw…

Intelligence Contractors Make New Attempt to Provoke Tensions with North Korea
William Craddick | globalresearch.ca | 2019-03-11
It's the second, but no less ludicrous, attempt in one week to sway the opinion of the public and President Donald Trump against the concept of denuclearization and peaceful dialogue with North Korea. | A March 8, 2019 report from National …globalresearch.ca/intelligence-contracto…

NATO "Deserves the Nobel Peace Prize" and "Wars Make Us Safer"?
The Global Research Team | globalresearch.ca | 2019-03-11
In a world built of spin, our goal has always been to present you with the facts. | If we were to take mainstream news headlines at face value, we would have to believe the following: | . | . | . | . | A …globalresearch.ca/nato-deserves-the-nobe…

The US Must Grow Up and Respect Iran's Independence
Adam Edelman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-03-11
One of the lessons from our recent visit to Iran as a Peace Delegation is that Iran is a mature country. It is 2,500 years old, ten times as old as the United States and one of the world's oldest …globalresearch.ca/the-us-must-grow-up-an…

Landmine in Colombia Kills 5, Peace Talks Remain Elusive
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-03-11
Three members of the military and two civilians have died after a group stepped on a landmine Saturday morning in the town of Tibu in the north of the department of Santander Colombia. | RELATED | Colombian President Seeks To Weaken Peace Accord Court | Sources in the military say that the group belonging to the Corps of Engineers was doing initial assessments of the area in preparation for upcoming road work when they stepped on a landmine. | Initial reports indicated that two milit…telesurenglish.net/news/Landmine-in-Colo…

The UN fails to name and shame firms aiding Israel's illegal settlements
Jonathan Cook | zcomm.org | 2019-03-11
The hypocrisy of these states — urging peace in the region while doing their best to subvert it — is clear. Now the danger is that UN leaders will join them…zcomm.org/znetarticle/the-un-fails-to-na…

Lies and Crimes, Peace and Democracy
Mark Taliano | globalresearch.ca | 2019-03-11
We can not have Peace and Democracy if we accept the Lies and Crimes which deny us Peace and Democracy. Some of the Lies are foundational to the "War on Terror", which itself is a lie. Al Qaeda, for example, is not responsible for the controlled demolition of the World Trade Center buildings. To believe so would be to believe in miracles, fairy tales.globalresearch.ca/peace-democracy/567098…

Trump Seeks Cuts to Human Needs to Fund Pentagon Hikes No One Needs
Paul Kawika Martin | peaceaction.org | 2019-03-11
Washington, D.C. — March 11, 2019 — In response to President Trump's budget request for FY 2020, Paul Kawika Martin, Senior Director for Policy and Political Affairs at Peace Action, released the following statement: "Fulfilling President Trump's request for $750 billion in Pentagon spending would be an obscene misallocation of resources that would fail to …peaceaction.org/2019/03/11/trump-seeks-c…

Syria Vows to "Attack Israel If It Does Not Leave the Golan Heights"
Tyler Durden | theantimedia.com | 2019-03-11
(ZH) — In a surprising and provocative ultimatum, Syria has notified Israel through United Nations diplomatic channels that it is prepared to go to war if Israel does not leave the Golan Heights. Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mikdad reportedly sent the message through the head of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO), Christine Lund, this past week, according …

'Zero chance' of slave reparations happening, despite current debate on the subject — analysts to RT
RT | rt.com | 2019-03-11
Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro has said he won't rule out reparations to descendents of slaves, setting him apart from frontrunner Bernie Sanders — but is such a policy a real possibility or an empty promise? | …rt.com/usa/453557-reparations-slaves-dem…

Is a War With Iran on the Horizon?
Shared by Samantha Borek | truthout.org | 2019-03-11
Here's the foreign policy question of questions in 2019: Are President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, all severely weakened at home and with few allies abroad, reckless enough to set off a war with Iran? Could military actions designed to be limited — say, a heightening of the Israeli bombing of Iranian forces inside Syria, or possible U.S. cross-border attacks from Iraq, or a clash between American and Iranian naval ships in the Persian Gulf — trigger a wider war? | Worryingly, the answers are: yes and yes. Even though Western E…truthout.org/articles/is-a-war-with-iran…

Journalists, Lawyers and Activists Targeted in Intelligence Gathering at Border
Shared by Samantha Borek | truthout.org | 2019-03-11
Newly revealed documents show the U.S. government created a secret database of activists and journalists who were documenting the Trump administration's efforts to thwart a caravan of migrants hoping to win asylum in the U.S. An investigation from San Diego's NBC 7 revealed the list was shared among Homeland Security Investigations, ICE, Customs and Border Protection and the FBI. It included the names of 10 journalists — seven of whom are U.S. citizens — along with nearly four dozen others listed as "organizers" or "instigators." House Democrats are now calling for the full disclosure of the govern…truthout.org/video/journalists-lawyers-a…

Syrian IS Group Fighters at Their Last Stand
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-03-10
Thousands of people — many of them the wives of IS Group fighters and their children — have been streaming out of the besieged enclave at Baghouz for weeks, forcing the United States-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to delay an assault on the last vestige of the jihadists' territorial rule. | RELATED | Islamic State Group Begin to Surrender Last Territory in Syria | Reuters TV footage of the Islamic State-controlled frontline shows armed militants, most with on…telesurenglish.net/news/Syrian-IS-Group-…

India Announces General Elections For April 11
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-03-10
India will hold a general election in seven stages starting on April 11, the election commission said Sunday, in what will be the world's biggest democratic exercise with the far-right Prime Minister Narendra Modi likely to benefit from tension with Pakistan. | RELATED: | India Rejects UN Criticism, Says Hindus, Muslims 'Best Friends' | Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora told reporters that about 900 million voters would be eligible for the polls, about 15 million between the…telesurenglish.net/news/India-Announces-…

Will Democratic Divisions Help Trumpublicans?
Ted Glick | zcomm.org | 2019-03-10
This is what happens when you have a two-parties-only, winner-take-all electoral system with gerrymandered election districts and no proportional representation…zcomm.org/znetarticle/will-democratic-di…

Trump Will Ask Congress for Extra $8.6 Billion for Border Wall
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-03-10
Another budget fight approaches in the U.S. Congress Monday as President Donald Trump is set to ask for an additional US$8.6 billion to help pay for his proposed wall on the U.S-Mexico border, according to U.S. officials familiar with his proposal for the 2020 budget. | RELATED: | Trump Declares National Emergency to Fund His 'Racist' Wall | Despite a smaller request – US$ 5.7 billion – causing a five-week partial federal government shutdown that ended in January, Trump seems set on…telesurenglish.net/news/Trump-Will-Ask-C…

Caracas Mayor: Electricity Being Gradually Restored
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-03-10
The mayor of the Venezuelan capital, Erika Farias, said on Sunday that, in the face of continued electrical sabotage, the "people have responded with peace and will remain in peace." After 96 hours of a national power blackout, no acts of violence have been recorded as a result of the prolonged cut. | RELATED: | Venezuela Blackouts: 'Straight From the Cyberwar Playbook' | In dialogue with TeleSUR, Farías assured the population that the resumption of energy will be progressive. "The Go…telesurenglish.net/news/Caracas-Mayor-El…

Charting a Progressive Foreign Policy for the Trump Era and Beyond
Shared by Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2019-03-10
As President Trump destabilizes America's role in the world, progressives have a unique opportunity to define a new foreign policy for America. But while the ascendant progressive movement in Congress has advanced a bold agenda on domestic policy, it needs to develop a cohesive and principled vision for the U.S. role in international affairs. A…therealnews.com/stories/charting-a-progr…

Hillary Clinton Is Still Deeply Confused About What Happened in Wisconsin. Here's Why That Matters
Malaika Jabali | theintercept.com | 2019-03-10
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during the Bloody Sunday commemorative service at Brown Chapel AME Church in Selma, Ala., on March 3, 2019. | Last Sunday in Selma, Alabama, Hillary Clinton opened a speech at the Brown Chapel AME church with a Bible verse. "This is the day the Lord has made," she began. "Let us rejoice and be glad in it. And then let's get to wo…theintercept.com/2019/03/10/hillary-clin…

'I'm winning!' Trump attacks 'Wacky Nut Job' Ann Coulter for her border wall criticism
RT | rt.com | 2019-03-10
Claiming that he is "winning at the border," the US president has fired back at conservative firebrand Ann Coulter, who ended her cooling political romance with Donald Trump by calling him an "idiot" over concessions to Democrats. | …rt.com/usa/453442-trump-wacky-nut-job-co…

Did she call America 'garbage'? Provocative interview with AOC sparks Twitter fisticuffs
RT | rt.com | 2019-03-10
Inflammatory comments made by Democratic all-star Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, in which she ridiculed the 'garbage' state of affairs in America and trashed Ronald Reagan, have ignited a fearsome battle of words on social media. | …rt.com/usa/453466-aoc-garbage-reagan-ame…

MSNBC panelist says Bernie should embrace capitalism because his father fled Nazis. Wait, what?
RT | rt.com | 2019-03-09
Corporate media criticism of democratic socialist Bernie Sanders is to be expected, but RT's Lee Camp was taken aback by MSNBC's suggestion that the senator should embrace capitalism because… his father fled the Nazis. | …rt.com/usa/453422-sanders-capitalism-soc…

Pentagon escalating buildup on Russia's borders
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-03-09
The top US commander in Europe told a Senate panel that the Pentagon needs more troops and more warships to counter alleged Russian "threats."www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/03/09/russ…

The marriage of militarism, big business and academia in Northern Virginia
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-03-09
The integration of US imperialism, academia and corporate America raises the need to expropriate massive companies like Amazon and place them under democratic control.www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/03/09/amaz…

The Conflict of Our Time: U.S. Imperialism vs the Rule of Law
Nicolas J S Davies | counterpunch.org | 2019-03-08
The world faces many overlapping crises: regional political crises from Kashmir to Venezuela; brutal wars that rage on in Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen, and Somalia; and the existential dangers of nuclear weapons, climate change, and mass extinction. But beneath the surface of all these crises, human society faces an underlying, unresolved conflict about who or what…counterpunch.org/2019/03/08/the-conflict…

Roaming Charges: Flag Humpers
Jeffrey St. Clair | counterpunch.org | 2019-03-08
+ It's now a thought-crime in DC for the powerless to speak about the power of an organization which exists to leverage its power in a town which only responds to power. + Palestinians are the one ethnic group that everyone has a license to hate. In fact, in the US congress, it's almost an…counterpunch.org/2019/03/08/roaming-char…

Debate over Ilhan Omar Highlights New Willingness in U.S. to Question Power of Pro-Israeli Lobby
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2019-03-08
Following a week of debate surrounding Democratic Congressmember Ilhan Omar's comments about U.S. foreign policy in Israel, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a resolution Thursday condemning anti-Semitism, anti-Muslim discrimination, white supremacy and other forms of hate. We host a discussion with Gideon Levy, Haaretz columnist and member of the newspaper's editorial board; Phyllis Bennis, a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies who serves on the national board of Jewish Voice for Peace; and Remi Kanazi, a Palestinian-American poet, writer and organizer based in New York City.www.democracynow.org/2019/3/8/debate_ove…

NAACP'S RESPONDS TO GEORGIA STATE SENATE'S DECISION TO PROTECT CONFEDERATE STATUES
Rachel Johnson | naacp.org | 2019-03-08
BALTIMORE — President and CEO of the NAACP Derrick Johnson issued the following statement regarding the Georgia State Senate's passage a bill this week that will further protect Confederate monuments, increase penalties for vandalism and prevent local governments from removing them: "The NAACP stands with its Georgia State Conference and branches in condemning the Georgia Senate's …naacp.org/latest/naacps-responds-georgia…

International Women's Day 2019: We have had enough of Trump and the war on women
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-03-08
Enough is enough. Trump, his administration, and his backers are waging war on women, and millions of women are making it clear that we are not going to be pushed backwards. From the massive Women's Marches, to the midterm elections, to the constant, everyday resistance, women are standing up against Trump's reactionary agenda. | Trump and his supporters in the Senate want to pack the Supreme Court and roll back reproductive rights, and they have gotten a start by appointing the drunken misogynist Brett Kavanaugh. Accompanying the administrations outrageous policy of placing immigrants in detention, Trump's Justi…www.fightbacknews.org/2019/3/8/internati…